Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Von Ardenne Asset GmbH & Co. Kg has 4 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are handled by 4 distinct examiners. The portfolio spans 3 distinct art units. KEE, FANNIE C is identified as the busiest examiner. This examiner is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. The distribution of 4 pending office actions across 4 distinct examiners means that each case has a different reviewer.
The concentration in 3 distinct art units suggests that at least two cases are within the same technical group. KEE, FANNIE C manages 1 busiest examiner pending action, which is the same volume as the other examiners. This indicates a spread of work across several different individuals and 3 distinct art units. Practitioners should note that the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area is the focus of these 4 pending office actions.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (25%) |
| §103 only | 1 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (25%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEE, FANNIE C | 1 | 69.9% | +29.2% |
| PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1 | 77.1% | +5.9% |
| KENDALL, BENJAMIN R | 1 | 33.4% | +21.5% |
| MELLOTT, JAMES M | 1 | 51.1% | +44.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19313321 | MULTI-AXIS COMPENSATOR AND VACUUM ARRANGEMENT | KEE, FANNIE C | — |
| 18735203 | VACUUM COATING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING A RATE AT WHICH A COATING MATERIAL IS EMITTED | MELLOTT, JAMES M | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19313321 | MULTI-AXIS COMPENSATOR AND VACUUM ARRANGEMENT | KEE, FANNIE C | — |
| 19206157 | Vacuum arrangement and method | KENDALL, BENJAMIN R | — |
| 18735203 | VACUUM COATING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING A RATE AT WHICH A COATING MATERIAL IS EMITTED | MELLOTT, JAMES M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3679 | 1 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19313321 | MULTI-AXIS COMPENSATOR AND VACUUM ARRANGEMENT | KEE, FANNIE C | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19150807 | Method, control device, computer program and storage medium | PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1712 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2025 |
| 19206157 | Vacuum arrangement and method | KENDALL, BENJAMIN R | 2896 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 18735203 | VACUUM COATING APPARATUS, CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INFLUENCING A RATE AT WHICH A COATING MATERIAL IS EMITTED | MELLOTT, JAMES M | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
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